- 1. Because wind is a renewable resource, this type of energy transformation also helps ______ natural resources.
A) destroy
B) waste
C) conserve
D) eliminate
- 2. In sunny climates, harnessing the energy of the sun and transforming it _______ to electrical energy is an excellent way of conserving natural resources.
A) accidentally
B) directly
C) indirectly
D) contingently
- 3. Energy is _______ lost in energy transformation and energy transfer.
A) seldom
B) never
C) rarely
D) sporadically
- 4. Energy is the _________ to do work.
A) attempt
B) ability
C) struggle
D) effort
- 5. The unit that is used to measure energy is the _______.
A) Quone
B) Joule
C) Newton
D) Watt
- 6. ________ energy is the sum of an object’s potential and kinetic energy.
A) Automated
B) Industrial
C) Residential
D) Mechanical
- 7. _______ energy is the energy that an object has because of its position or condition.
A) Kinetic
B) Mechanical
C) Electrical
D) Potential
- 8. _______ energy is the energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion.
A) Kinetic
B) Electrical
C) Mechanical
D) Potential
- 9. _______ energy is produced when a force causes a substance to vibrate and the energy is transferred through the substance in mechanical waves.
A) KInetic
B) Potential
C) Sound
D) Thermal
- 10. The vibration of electrically charged particles produces _______ waves.
A) Kinetic
B) Impulsive
C) Acoustic
D) Electromagnetic
- 11. From the choices listed here select the one that is not an example of electromagnetic energy.
A) Microwaves
B) Light Waves
C) Radio Waves
D) Sound Waves
- 12. Chemical energy is energy that is stored in _____ bonds that hold chemical compounds together.
A) Thermal
B) Chemical
C) Electrical
D) Magnetic
- 13. The faster the molecules in an object move, the more _________ energy an object has.
A) Chemical
B) Thermal
C) Sound
D) Magnetic
- 14. _______ is the energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.
A) Light
B) Thermal
C) Radiation
D) Heat
- 15. Which way is heat energy transferred?
A) from the cooler to the hotter object
B) by chemical reactions
C) from the hotter to the cooler object
D) by electrons
- 16. Electrical energy is the energy of ________ electrons.
A) moving
B) static
C) motionless
D) stationary
- 17. An energy _______ occurs when energy changes from one form to another.
A) variation
B) translation
C) transformation
D) alteration
- 18. _____ forms of energy can turn into, or transform to, any other form of energy.
A) no
B) some
C) most
D) all
- 19. A single form of energy can transform to _______ other form of energy.
A) no
B) only one
C) more than one
- 20. In humans and most other animals, chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy within the ______.
A) lungs
B) muscles
C) bones
D) liver
- 21. Swings work by repeatedly converting potential energy into _________ energy.
A) kinetic
B) mechanical
C) sound
D) thermal
- 22. In wind-powered renewable energy systems, the kinetic energy of wind is used to generate _______ energy.
A) electrical
B) thermal
C) chemical
D) kinetic
- 23. In hydroelectric renewable energy systems, the ______ energy of falling water is converted into electrical energy.
A) chemical
B) kinetic
C) thermal
D) magnetic
- 24. Geothermal energy is energy produced by heat from Earth’s ________.
A) oceans
B) interior
C) biosphere
D) atmosphere
- 25. An energy transfer is the movement of energy from one object or system to another object or system without being _________.
A) cooled
B) transformed
C) heated
D) closed
- 26. Most natural systems on Earth are _____ systems.
A) combination
B) vacuumed
C) closed
D) open
- 27. An energy _______ occurs when energy changes from one form to another.
A) drain
B) overload
C) transfer
D) transformation
- 28. An energy ________ is the movement of energy from one object or system to another object or system.
A) drain
B) transfer
C) overload
D) transformation
- 29. A type of potential energy, called ______ potential energy, results from an object being bent, or deformed, from its natural shape.
A) kinetic
B) mechanical
C) gravitational
D) elastic
- 30. _________ potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position in space.
A) Gravitational
B) Chemical
C) Mechanical
D) Elastic
- 31. Work is done when a force causes an object to move in the ______ direction of the force.
A) perpendicular
B) same
C) opposite
D) inverse
- 32. As long as you are applying a force, you are doing work.
A) true
B) false
- 33. _________ energy is the energy associated with the motion, position, or shape of an object.
A) thermal
B) mechanical
C) nuclear
D) chemical
- 34. The mechanical energy of an object is the sum of its _______ energy and its kinetic energy.
A) original
B) potential
C) elastic
D) gravitational
- 35. Work equals force _______ distance in the same direction as the force.
A) plus
B) times
C) divided by
D) over
- 36. Energy and work are so related to one another that they are measured in the same unit, the ________.
A) Joule
B) Volt
C) Newton
D) Kilogram
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